California’s fire protection agency made an AI chatbot. It can’t answer one crucial question
The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.
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Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images) State As other states rally to aid Texas flood recovery efforts, officials demand answers
North Dakota, California, and others are sending resources to Texas to aid in the state’s recovery efforts after a catastrophic flood left dozens of people dead or missing.
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(Getty Images) Cybersecurity Amid cuts to federal cyber services, local election officials expect greater state support
A report from the Brennan Center for Justice shows that 61% of local election officials are concerned with CISA’s recent scaling back of cybersecurity services.
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Priorities Podcast What could Texas learn from North Carolina’s flood warning system?
Last September, North Carolina used a variety of sensors to respond to Hurricane Helene. Could Texas learn from that disaster in the aftermath of its deadly floods?
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California state Sen. Steve Padilla speaks during a press conference to promote SB 243 at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento, California, on July, 8 2025. He was joined on stage by Rob Eleveld, CEO of the nonprofit Transparency Coalition (far left), Megan Garcia (left), state Sen. Josh Becker (right) and state Sen. Weber Pierson (far right). (Sophia Fox-Sowell / Scoop News Group) AI Citing risk to kids, California bill targets controversial AI ‘companion’ chatbots
New legislation in California would sets rules for chatbots that are designed as personalized and sometimes emotionally supportive digital friends.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont casts his vote at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut on November 3, 2020. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images) State Connecticut’s voter rights law, the strongest in the nation, finally got funded
Members of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which introduced Connecticut’s voter rights law, said its provisions are greatly needed in 2025.
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Priorities Podcast The tool helping vulnerable populations in California beat the heat
CalHeatScore is the data-powered tool that’s designed to help local governments and their constituencies better prepare for levels of heat that can become health hazards.
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(Getty Images) State California lets thousands of state employees work from home for another year
A new union agreement holds that nearly 100,000 California state workers will not have to return to the office for another 12 months.
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(Getty Images) AI AI-powered police body cameras are renewing privacy and bias concerns
A report from the R Street Institute examining how police use AI-powered body cameras raises concerns of privacy, racial bias and oversight.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after Trump signed an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Emerging Tech Inspired by Trump, Texas first to fund state ‘strategic’ bitcoin reserve
Texas is the first state to fund a “strategic” bitcoin reserve, but its small size and limited uses paint the act as a publicity stunt.